Blender 2.49a Packed Collections

Blender 2.49a Packed Collections

meta_androcto
Jul-6-09	Others

Please note, this Build version is 75 meg. if you are on slow internet it may take a while.

Based on the great builds by Kai Kostack

Main features: from Kai's Build:

- Compiled with Python 2.5

- Adaptive Subdivision Modifier (for concept and docs see http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=119216)

- Softbody based Demolition Modifier (no specific docs available at the moment but conceptual it's similar to http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=101635). Of course, not all features from original Demolition Script are supported.

- Photon mapping with Caustics and Final Gather by Farsthary (http://farsthary.wordpress.com/)

Smaller changes:

- shadow buffer size below 512 is possible. lower limit here is 16

- more flexible OSA settings, 1-16 samples possible

- 256 threads possible

Patches adopted from the patch tracker:

Image Based Lighting: Diffuse prefiltered (HDRI):
https://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=8055&group_id=9&atid=127

Shaded ambient occlusion:
https://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=7452&group_id=9&atid=127

Ocean Procedural Texture a.k.a Ocean Sim:
https://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=13644&group_id=9&atid=127

If you have troubles running Blender on Windows, receiving an error message like"The Application failed to initialize properly ( 0xc0150002 )" while trying to starting Blender, then download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86).

Additions by meta_androcto:

Wiki Scripts Bundles:
All the scripts in my collection. Blend file Example Files. New File Structure in .blender/scripts.

Windows Plugins: All the Texture & Sequence plugins I have. (note: sequence plugins are still somewhat buggy)
Plugin Repository:
http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~mein/blender/plugins/

Luxrender: Luxrender 0.6 rc3 is included in the Plugins folder.
Run it from the Render Menu.
http://www.luxrender.net/

BrianH Fur Librarys: Great Fur examples from BrianH.

Meta's Materials Library: A large collection of material presets.

Stickman & Devilman rigs from Freaky Dude.

Petunia rig from Macouno

Man Candy Rig from SlikDigit

Fire & Ocean examples & much much more.

Please read the Read Me First for more information.

Have Fun.

meta.a

Important Note: There is a small bug in the GLSL config in this build.

If you experience this problem, you can download the build here Kai's Updated Build
Then Copy the .exe from it into the main folder. This fixes the bug in one node.

Please Note: I am seeking Builders for Linux & OSX to build this version for those systems.

Please Note 2: alternate download link http://www.cdupload.com/files/59919_8cfyi/__854_Kai_249a.rar

Please Note 3: Kai has released an all in one patch.
All In One Patch: http://video.blendertestbuilds.de/kaikostack/090707.zip
This is great news!
So this should help getting similar builds for Linux & OSX.

Blender Foundation's Chaos and Evolution Training DVD by David Revoy

ecgilboy

very nice collection...great stuff..thanks meta...

Billy

Thank you very much!!!!!
Great Pack!

ecgilboy

very nice collection...great stuff..thanks meta...

dengess

Thank you very much!

RNS

Wow! big thanks now this what call a Build for fun!

dreamon

thanks , without ya f aray

dreamon

thanks , without ya f aray

*comment from the builder

meta_androcto

Thanks for the positive comments.
dreamon, you can always install Yafaray yourself as it works best with it's own installer.

Neoblood

Thanks a lot, this is cool. I wouldn't mind a version with yafaray myself since I can't seem to get it to work except with the older .zip version.

Zebulon

Nice indeed!

Neoblood: You can add YafaRay easy yourself by:
1) Download my build here: http://www.graphicall.org/builds/builds/showbuild.php?action=show&id=1018

2) either use this build or...

3) copy the folder .blender\plugins\yafaray to this builds plugins folder (from the my SSE2 Py 2.5 build!)

4) copy the script yafaray_ui.py from the .\blender\scripts folder to this builds scripts folder

That should enable yafary in this build too

Zebulon

*comment from the builder

meta_androcto

Hi Zebulon.
I was going to include Yafaray,
but ran into a few probs.
So I just use your build if I need Yafaray.
BTW, I stole your theme!
it's in the scripts menu & changes the icons too. :)
I'm a big fan of your builds & use them regularly.

Thanks for the kind comments.
Brendon.

Zebulon

Hi meta..

Not entirely my theme. I found the basic color setup nice but it was hard to read the text and did' t like some other settings - so I tweaked it to my liking. Anyway - seeing your build I personally like "my" theme the best in it. But also thought maybe to adjust the menu transparency a bit.
If I find a better theme tweak you'll surely find a v.4 soon.
(I thought that the max upload size it 30MB - they must have changed it or given you special permission?)

Zebulon

*comment from the builder

meta_androcto

hi Zebulon. I look forward to the new theme.
I did get special permissions to upload the build yes.
Much thanks to Daniel who went above & beyond the call to help me get this out!

Dalibb

Great build , great collection , very usefull .
Good idea to put all those stuff together.

Many thanks !!!!!

satria

it's getting handy...
i'm a new blender user, in the process of learning linux OS now. is there anything i have to do if i want to use your build on linux?
many thanks meta

Zebulon

To satria..

I once managed to use my windows build running in WINE. You could give it a try...

satria

thank you, Zebulon.
second days on Linux, feels strange. looks promising... after windows 98 for many years... :D

Zebulon

satira
Personally I would use a Linux build. I did one here at as well.
The only thing a bit tricky as a new Linux user would be to find some extra dependencies. That is however not to difficult.
If like I could try to assist you.
Zebulon

Kalle

Can I use this to I am running a iMac Intel Leopard

Paul

Thanks.
A Linux build would be nice

meta-androcto

Hi,
Apart from the patches by Kai Kostack,
Everything else is in the .blender folder & plugins folder.
You should, (except for plugins), be able to transfer the files to your OS.
If anyone successfully does this, I am happy to provide links in the main post.
Note that I changed the file structure of .blender/scripts, so you may need to delete the original scripts first.

Chris

Wow, great collection. All the example scenes are a really nice addition, it seems like you have everything in there that's been featured on Blendernation. :)

degentd

Awesome pack. Thanx a lot for share. :-))

Zebulon

1000+ downloads - I guess that's a new record?
Congratulations!

lowercasepeople

I could try to build this for linux 64bit.

meta-androcto

Zebulon, he he. Incredible!

lowercasepeople,
that would be great.
You can contact me:
meta.androcto1 at the domain gmail.com
Just a note that most of the files are transferable to Linux.
However, True Linux & OSX builds would be much appreciated.

Thanks for the wonderful support.

Zebulon

You may use my Linux x86_64 build : http://graphicall.org/builds/builds/showbuild.php?action=show&id=888

but that's a unpatched version. For all functionality I would need the full patched source.

I don't have the patch coding ability that Kai has :(

meta-androcto

hi Zebulon,
Kai has released an all in one patch.
All In One Patch: http://video.blendertestbuilds.de/kaikostack/090707.zip
This is great news!
So this should help getting similar builds for Linux & OSX.

Zebulon

THANKS

I will give it a try. Though, because my home is a building site at the moment that might take some time.

chase

Thanx - but i have a question... i thought Blender 2.49a required py 2.6? are the scripts compiled with py 2.5 going to work as they should? or do you load both Py 2.5 and Py 2.6 and C++ ? just asking since i'm renewing my self with blender

*comment from the builder

meta_androcto

Hi chase,
You can have Python 2.5 & 2.6 installed on the same computer.
There are not really any problems with the scripts with Python 2.6.
However Kai's Build has always been compiled with Python 2.5.
You can still transfer the scripts to Blender 2.49a Python 2.6 if you want to use them in Official Blender.

chase

thanx meta_androcto - i just read something about this build and another on Blender Artists forum though i've had two version of Py installed before, you just confirmed i can lighten the load and this will still work. thanx again - this looks to be a well packed build. Heard good things all 'round. - cheers ;0)

nutblender

Hi,
if I set clean.B.blend as default what I'll missed?

meta-androcto

hi, you lose the py node scripts, file paths & presets/examples.
so you could rename the .B.blend first.
then load clean.blend & save as user default, so you still can access the collection if you like.

Tahseen

Hi! I had started making a car in Blender and then I found this Blender Pack.

When I open this Blender, I see all Material Library. But as soon as I open the .blend file that created by usual Blender edition, all the materials disappear.

Please help. I want to render using car paint of this Blender.

Tahseen

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